Police say they found a suicide note in the car of a mother accused of kidnapping he children in Lakeville.

Police say they found a suicide note in the car of a mother accused of kidnapping he children in Lakeville.

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Updated: 5:33 PM EST Dec 22, 2015

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WEBVTT THERE -- WHILE THEIR MOTHER WAS IN COURT ASKING FOR SUPERVISED VISITS IF MOM POSTS BAIL ON THE KIDNAPPING CHARGE. DESPERATE AND WORRIED OVER POSSIBLE ABUSE AT THE LAKEVILLE HOME. THAT IS HOW THE DEFENSE EXPLAINS HOW 46-YEAR-OLD VALERIE MCGRATH WENT ON THE RUN WITH HER CHILDREN. THEIR FATHER HAS CUSTODY. SHE SAID SHE DID NOT WANT TO GO HOME. SHE WAS AFRAID. SHE WAS SCARED. THIS IS WHAT SHE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH. THE CHILDREN ARE HAPPY TO BE HOME. RHONDELLA: THE CHILDREN'S DAD REFUSED MUCH OF WHAT MCGRATH PROLOGUE YOURS SAID. SHE HAD PERMISSION TO TAKE THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD, BUT DID NOT RETURN. AT POLICE FOUND A SUICIDE NOTE WHEN THEY LOCATED THE MOM'S A BAND AND SUV IN SWANSEA. A CORRUGATED HOSE WITH A PLASTIC BAG. RHONDELLA: THE DEFENSE SAYS THAT HE HAS A PAST OF VIOLENCE. HE HAS CONVICTIONS FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY, ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON. THERE IS A RESTRAINING ORDER. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FALSE. RHONDELLA: DISPUTING EVEN DOCUMENTATION OF DOMESTIC INCIDENTS, THE DAD IS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE CHILDREN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL THEM YET. THEY ARE ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS. [INDISCERNIBLE] YES, BUDDY? RHONDELLA: TODAY IN COURT WE LEARNED THAT A SISTER SAYS THE MOM IS SO DEPRESSED ABOUT NOT SEEING THE CHILDREN FOR SIX